[ or ] – Move selected layer’s beginning or end point to current time code

Tool Shortcuts

V – Selection tool (return to pointer curser)

⌘ + T – Text tool

H – Hand tool (drag the canvas around)

G – Pen tool (draw a shape or mask on screen)

Zooming

⌘ + + or - – Zoom in or out in the video preview window

+ or - – Zoom in or out in the timeline

Work Area / Previewing

B or N – Set work area Beginning or End point

⌘ + 0 – Preview the selected work area’s video and audio (this is a zero, not an “O”)

. – Preview audio only (This is the number keypad dot. For those of you working on a laptop, I suggest reconfiguring your keyboard shortcut to make it ⌘ + .so you can quickly audio preview in the same way as RAM video previewing)

Shift + Number Key (0-9) – Add a timeline marker (Double click the marker and change the comment to rename it from a number to a specific note)

CNTRL + 8 – Add a layer timeline marker (Double click the marker to add a note on the layer)

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Tweets

RT @Mikel_Jollett Medicare for all: “Too expensive!” Infrastructure: “Too expensive!” Good schools: “Too expensive!” Job training: “Too expensive!” A living wage: “Too expensive!” A whole new branch of the military but set in space, where no one lives: “Oh yeah, we can afford that!”